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Bristol Centre
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adrian Goodall got the match started through his kick off. Ash Margarson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Ivan Flack tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Adrian Goodall managed to get in a good position for a shot. Benfica's supporters rose to their feet, but Adrian Goodall was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Flack breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 17th match minute, Sandown FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Casey Medley to maneuver through the defense. Ivan Flack acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 18th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gwyn Beesley. 20 minutes into the match, Sandown FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Goodall came free, but Ivan Flack reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Sandown FC's Ivan Flack got control of the ball when Ash Margarson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Barrie Doughty received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Leigh Woolford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ash Margarson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Flack made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ash Margarson in the 35th minute. A collision led to Sandown FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ivan Milligan hit a great ball. Adrian Goodall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Ivan Flack tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ash Margarson came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Benfica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ash Margarson couldn't finish the play. 44 minutes into the match, Sandown FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Goodall came free, but Ivan Flack reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Flack stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adrian Goodall's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Ivan Flack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Goodall in the 48th minute of play.

If Ash Margarson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 61 minutes into the match, Sandown FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ash Margarson came free, but Ivan Flack reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Sandown FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Goodall came free, but Ivan Flack reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Flack stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ash Margarson's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. If Ash Margarson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute, Adrian Goodall got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Sandown FC's zone, Adrian Goodall stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Flack came out of the goal and Adrian Goodall tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Sandown FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Ivan Milligan hit a great ball. A collision led to Sandown FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Ivan Milligan hit a great ball. After 78 played minutes, Benfica's Gwyn Beesley shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ivan Flack came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Benfica reached it. After having played for 80 minutes, Adrian Goodall managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Benfica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrian Goodall was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 82nd minute, Adrian Goodall ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Flack was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ritchie Dunlop during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ritchie Dunlop hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After having played for 92 minutes, Ash Margarson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Benfica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ash Margarson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adrian Goodall struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Ivan Flack didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Benfica. Ivan Flack showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ash Margarson, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Ivan Flack stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adrian Goodall's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Leigh Woolford came out of the goal in the 98th minute to try and stop a shot by Sandown FC's Tommy Hitchcock. But to his dismay, Tommy Hitchcock quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Benfica were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.